James Clear is an expert on behavioral change and habits and the author of the bestselling book Atomic Habits. We discuss the best ways to build new healthy habits and end bad ones without relying on motivation or willpower. Rather than list off categories of tools or acronyms, James explains how anchoring the changes you want to make in your identity and physical environment allows you to make desired changes quickly and ones that stick. Whether your goal is better fitness and physical health, productivity or mental health, you'll learn actionable, zero-cost protocols to build powerful and meaningful habits.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) James Clear

(00:01:10) Atomic Habits

(00:02:57) Common Habits, Tool: Habit Success & Getting Started

(00:06:16) Make Starting a Habit Easier, Tool: 4 Laws of Behavior Change

(00:10:18) Sponsors: Lingo & Wealthfront

(00:13:26) Writing Habits, Seasons & Flexibility; Adaptability, Tool: Bad Day Plan

(00:18:42) Consistency, Flow vs Grind, Master Showing Up, Learning & Practice

(00:24:54) Chunking, Getting Started at Gym

(00:28:01) Flow Don’t Fight, Dissatisfaction & Effort, Tool: Identity-Based Habits

(00:34:10) Friction, Competition & Effort; Credentials

(00:39:38) Make Effort Rewarding, Mindset, Tools: Previsualization, Emphasize Positives

(00:45:59) Sponsors: AG1 & Joovv

(00:48:56) Reflection & Learning, Tool: Self-Testing; Perfectionism, Tool: Curiosity

(00:55:18) Striving vs Relaxation, Balance, Tool: Turn On/Off; Hiking, Nature Reset

(01:04:20) Identity & Professional Pursuits; Choosing New Projects; Clinging to Identity

(01:14:24) Sponsor: Eight Sleep

(01:15:42) Criticism; Identity & Growth

(01:21:47) Failure, Identity, Sports, Tool: Rebounding & Reaching; Public Failures

(01:30:03) Daily Habits, Tools: Day in Quarters; Never Miss Twice; Meal Timing

(01:38:22) Daily Habit Timing & Sequencing, Tool: Mindfully Choose Inputs

(01:45:37) Creativity, Specialization vs Generalization; Books

(01:51:31) Sponsor: Function

(01:53:18) Habits & Context, Environmental Cues, Tools for Minimizing Phone Use

(02:02:01) Bad Habits, Checking Phone, Tools for Breaking Bad Habits

(02:08:21) Physical & Social Environment, New Habits, Tool: Join/Create Groups

(02:18:40) Family, Habits; Kids & Parenting, Tools: Stimulus; Good Conditions

(02:26:05) Impact of Habits, Habits as Solutions; Upcoming Projects

(02:32:45) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Rhonda Patrick, PhD, a biomedical scientist and a leading health educator focused on nutrition, aging and general health.

We discuss four key micronutrients that influence cellular stress responses, inflammation, detoxification and longevity, and how to increase your intake of each through diet or supplementation. We also cover deliberate cold and heat exposure, along with exercise, and how these tools support metabolic, cardiovascular and cognitive health as we age.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Rhonda Patrick

(00:00:20) Physical Challenges, Stress Response Pathways, Hormesis, Temperature

(00:03:43) Tool: Sulforaphane & Detoxification, Cruciferous Vegetables, Moringa

(00:06:19) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:07:51) Tool: Marine Omega-3s Fatty Acids, Fish Oil Supplements

(00:09:48) Benefits of Fish Oil Supplementation, Longevity, Tool: Omega-3 Index

(00:12:06) Omega-3s & Inflammation

(00:14:46) Sponsor: AGZ by AG1

(00:16:16) Vitamin D; Health Benefits

(00:18:46) Tool: Vitamin D Supplementation, Bloodwork

(00:22:11) Tool: Magnesium, Dark Leafy Greens, Supplementation

(00:24:25) Sponsor: Function

(00:26:05) Deliberate Cold Exposure, Mood & Dopamine

(00:26:58) Cold Exposure to Enhance Mitochondria, Shivering, Browning Effect

(00:31:22) Tool: High-Intensity Interval Training, Tabata Workout, Sauna, Memory

(00:33:18) Sauna, Cardiovascular & Cognitive Heath; Tool: Sauna Duration & Frequency

(00:38:52) Tool: Hot Bath; Acknowledgements

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Terry Real is a therapist and best-selling author expert on male emotional health and how men can build the skills for healthy relating to others: in relationships, work, friendships and to themselves. We discuss how mixed and ever-changing messages about what masculinity is are impacting the mental and physical health of men and boys. Terry explains how learning the skill of "relationality" leads to improvements in all aspects of boys' and men's lives and shares practical tools for how to do that. We also discuss the essential role of having a close male community to build confidence and self-esteem. This conversation offers actionable guidance for boys, men and women seeking to build healthier relationships with themselves and others.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Terry Real

(00:02:53) Men & Masculinity, Political vs Psychological Patriarchy, Feminism

(00:07:39) Stoicism, Vulnerability, Traditional Masculinity, Emotions

(00:10:50) Sponsors: BetterHelp & David

(00:13:14) Masculinity Across Decades, Giving; Gratification vs Relational Joy

(00:21:54) Healthy Emotional Expression, Connection & Vulnerability; Self-Esteem

(00:31:17) Feeling Emotions, Tools: Asking For Help; Fights & "What Do You Need?"

(00:35:10) Self-Esteem & Relationship Accountability; Criticism, Redefining Strength

(00:40:47) Sponsor: AG1

(00:42:32) Healthy Criticism, Tool: Women & Articulating Needs

(00:50:21) Childlike Behavior, Wise Adult & Trauma, Tool: Relational Mindfulness

(00:58:11) Tool: Responsible Distance Taking; Self-Interest; Relationship "Biosphere"

(01:08:14) Alcohol, Men & Friends, Loneliness, Men's Retreat

(01:17:51) Fraternities, Men's Groups, Tool: Relationship vs Individual Support

(01:25:39) Sponsor: Function

(01:27:27) Lack of Male Friends, Hiking, Community, Teaching Young Men

(01:36:11) Cannabis, Alcohol, Young Men & Purpose, Flexibility & Manliness

(01:40:40) Work, Life Purpose & Men; Skillful Warriors

(01:45:01) Absent Fathers; Early Childhood & Proper Nurturing; Caretaking

(01:53:24) Sponsor: Waking Up

(01:54:47) Women & Speaking Relationally, Objectivity Battle

(01:59:02) Addiction & Disconnection, 12-Step Meetings & Fellowship

(02:08:04) Pornography, Internet, Intensity vs Intimacy; Optimization

(02:11:57) Tool: Families & Hanging Out; Relational Joy; Relational Recovery

(02:22:29) Giving Criticism, Tools: Make Requests; Feedback Wheel

(02:28:21) Gratitude, Aging; Skillful Fighting in Relationship & Repair

(02:34:17) Men & Self-Esteem, Mentors, Tool: Inner Dialogue without Harshness

(02:44:00) Y Chromosome, Wholeness

(02:48:00) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Kyle Gillett, MD, a dual board-certified physician in family medicine and obesity medicine and an expert in optimizing hormone levels to improve overall health.

We explain how to improve hormone levels across the lifespan in both men and women using behavioral, nutritional and exercise-based tools. We also discuss common clinical topics, including hormone testing, PCOS, hair loss, testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and peptides, focusing on potential benefits, tradeoffs and risks.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Kyle Gillett

(00:00:36) Hormone Health; Women vs Men, Tool: Hormone Testing

(00:02:35) Tool: Big 6 Lifestyle Pillars to Optimize Hormone Health

(00:04:32) Sponsor: AG1

(00:06:17) Diet, Individualization; Bloodwork & Frequency

(00:07:20) Exercise, Zone 2 Cardio; Caloric Restriction

(00:08:36) Intermittent Fasting, Growth Hormone, IGF-1

(00:11:05) Hormones & Sleep, Growth Hormone, Menopause, Andropause, TRT

(00:13:28) Testosterone & Women, SHGB

(00:15:19) Sponsor: Maui Nui

(00:16:34) Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), Androgens; Turmeric & Black Pepper; Hair Loss

(00:19:47) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Symptoms, Metformin, Inositol

(00:23:13) Cannabis, Alcohol, Testosterone

(00:24:48) Males & Testosterone, TRT, Prostate Cancer

(00:26:04) Prolactin, Dopamine "Wave Pool", Tool: Casein & Gluten

(00:27:23) Sponsor: Function

(00:29:03) Social Relationships & Hormones, Tool: Planning for Crisis

(00:31:02) Peptides, Growth Hormone & Risk; BPC 157, Sourcing & LPS

(00:36:42) Melanotan, Uses & Risks

(00:38:45) Spiritual Health, Interdisciplinary Health Integration

(00:41:23) Caffeine & Hormones, Sleep; Acknowledgements

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David Choe is a world-renowned artist, writer, podcaster and TV host. He tells how as a child, he was made to believe he was destined for greatness but also that he was a complete disgrace, leading him to channel his energy—including deep shame—into art that brought him global recognition. He shares about his addictions that put him on a decades-long cycle of extreme highs and lows and that forced him to eventually acknowledge and heal the childhood trauma he was battling inside. David shows up with raw, authentic presence to show us how we can transmute pain and shame into our best creative work and, more importantly, how complete vulnerability, especially about our hardest experiences, is the ultimate tool for forgiveness and self-acceptance. He also tells us the actual story about early Facebook, Pee-wee Herman and Santa Claus.

Note: This conversation includes topics and language that may not be suitable for younger audiences.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 David Choe

00:03:10 Drawing, Black & Colors, Death

00:12:54 Telepathy, South Bay

00:17:52 Sponsors: Eight Sleep & LMNT

00:20:40 Childhood, Podcasts, Mundane Moments & Artist Life

00:28:45 Mother, Beliefs, Religion, Artistic Ability, Childhood

00:33:27 Gambling, Transformation; Immigrant, Disgrace

00:40:10 Street Art, Graffiti, Creativity; Paintings, Payment; Sports

00:52:08 Sponsor: AG1

00:53:30 Santa, Belief; Journal, Vulnerability; Heart Break, Art

01:00:16 Facebook, Graffiti; Theft, Gambling

01:10:57 Adapting, Creativity

01:17:16 Album Cover, Art & Payment

01:23:40 Sponsor: Function

01:25:28 Immigrant & Belonging, Academics, Learning Art, Marvel Comics, Shame

01:35:11 Shame, Gambling Addiction, Stress

01:43:05 Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Shame, Addiction

01:51:52 Early Career, Pornography, Author

02:01:20 Graffiti, Disappointment, Rejection; Early Magazines

02:08:26 Sponsor: Mateina

02:09:27 Pornography, Co-Dependence; Movie Set

02:18:00 Pride & Family, Vice; Pokémon

02:26:44 Podcast, Workaholism, Shame, Reality; Anthony Bourdain, Channing Tatum

02:38:54 Writing, Career Success, Workaholism, Vice, News, Self-Sabotage, Heart Attack

02:52:21 Growth & Pain, Sizzler; David Arquette

02:58:40 Rehab, God, Purpose, Parents & Disappointment, The Choe Show, Pee-Wee Herman

03:05:53 Gratitude, Korean Immigrant, Self-Reflection, Brokenness

03:14:37 Emotion, Saying No, Suicide; Vacation & Workaholism, Art

03:25:23 Legacy; Vacation, Work; Authenticity

03:31:15 Surviving & Thriving, Suicide, Addiction, Play the Tape Out, Fun, Feeling Enough

03:44:43 Hope & Faith, Electronics, Santa Claus

03:51:23 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how to use science-based tools to better set and achieve goals.

I discuss the neuroscience of goal pursuit and how dopamine and visual attention shape motivation and effort. I explain whether visualizing success or failure better supports goal pursuit, how to choose goals at the right level of difficulty and evaluate progress. I also share a short “space-time bridging” protocol that helps train long-range, goal-directed behavior. These tools will help you stay motivated and reach goals more effectively.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Goal Setting

(00:00:23) Brain & Goal Pursuit

(00:03:32) Goal Value, Action Steps

(00:05:49) Sponsor: David

(00:07:07) Peripersonal vs Extrapersonal Space

(00:08:34) Tool: Visual Focus & Pursuing Goals

(00:13:04) Visualization & Goal Pursuit, Tool: Visualize Failure

(00:15:25) Sponsor: AG1

(00:16:48) Tool: Goal Setting & Difficulty Level

(00:18:27) Dopamine & Goal Pursuit, Reward Prediction Error, Tool: Weekly Goal Assessment

(00:23:39) Dopamine & Vision; Importance of Behavioral Tools

(00:25:37) Recap of Tools for Goal Setting & Pursuit

(00:26:49) Sponsor: LMNT

(00:28:21) Goal Pursuit, Time; Tool: Space-Time Bridging

(00:35:49) Recap, Key Takeaways

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Dr. Martin Picard, PhD, is a professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University and an expert on how our behaviors and psychology shape cellular energy production and rates of aging. He explains that your mitochondria don’t just “make energy”; they translate what you do—your mindset and your relationships—into the energy you experience as vitality or lack thereof. He explains how exercise, nutrition, sleep, meditation, and even certain thought patterns and our sense of purpose can charge our cells like batteries. He also shares findings that hair greying is the result of cellular stress and is reversible. This episode links physical and mental ‘energy’ with cellular energy and provides science-supported tools to improve your physical and mental health.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Martin Picard

(00:03:50) What is Energy?, Energy Flow & Transformation

(00:07:53) Energy, Vitality, Emotions, Sensory Perception

(00:14:18) Sponsors: Helix Sleep & Lingo

(00:17:19) “Mito-Centric” View of World, Mitochondrial Energy & Information Patterns

(00:25:26) Organelles, Mitochondria & Energy Transformation; Maternal Genes

(00:31:12) Mitotypes & Differentiation, Mitochondria as “Social Organisms”

(00:36:52) Food & Dysfunctional Energy Transformation

(00:40:02) Lifestyle Choices & Interests, Physiological Growth

(00:46:39) Pregnancy, Amenorrhea; Illness & Tiredness

(00:51:07) Sponsor: AG1

(00:52:29) Energy Transformation & Distribution; Body’s Wisdom, Feeling Sick

(00:56:27) Tool: Feel Your Energy; Breath & Energy

(01:02:31) Flow of Energy; Trade-Offs, Life Purpose & Enjoyment

(01:10:15) Biology, Meaningful Experiences & Energy Flow

(01:16:27) Sponsor: Function

(00:18:15) Inflammation, Energetic Flow

(01:20:43) Child Prodigies, Species Lifespan & Mitochondrial Metabolism; Aging

(01:28:56) Lifestyle & Aging: Exercise, Fasting; Inflammation, Sleep, Stimulants

(01:37:06) Energetic Stress Signals, GDF-15, Cancer, Heart Failure

(01:42:18) Genes, Lifestyle & Aging

(01:47:54) Gray Hair Reversal, Stress; Inflammation & Aging

(01:57:37) Energy Recovery, Sleep & Mitochondrial Function, Stress, Meditation

(02:05:16) Tools: Yoga Nidra, NSDR; Pre-Sleep Relaxation, Energy & Restorative Sleep

(02:10:58) Diet & Individualization, Clinical Trials; Mitochondria & Nutrition, Keto

(02:20:14) Alcohol & Energy Budget; Stress

(02:25:02) Exercise, Increase Mitochondria, Overtraining; Resistance & Growth

(02:33:06) Sponsor: Waking Up

(02:34:41) Supplements & Mitochondria Health, Deficiencies, SS31, Methylene Blue

(02:41:31) Energy Flow & Experiences, Balance

(02:49:13) Transform Through Resistance, Energetic Awareness, Connection

(02:56:05) Food Overconsumption & Mitochondria Disruption; Tissues & Mitochondria

(03:01:02) Mitochondrial Health Test; Tool: Ways to Increase Energy; Meditation

(03:06:10) Peptides; Fertility Supplements, Urolithin A; Electromagnetic Fields

(03:12:16) Acknowledgements

(03:14:15) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University.

We discuss how microbes in our gut impact our mental and physical health and how diet and the environment affect the gut microbiome. We explain how lifestyle factors such as antibiotics and Western-style diets (high fat, low fiber and rich in processed foods) can damage gut diversity and whether prebiotics or probiotics are useful tools. Throughout the episode, we highlight evidence-based dietary and lifestyle strategies for improving gut health.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Justin Sonnenburg

00:00:20 What is the Microbiome?

00:02:55 Microbiome Origin, Babies, Environmental Factors

00:04:47 Healthy Microbiome, Individuality; Industrialized vs Traditional Populations

00:07:06 Sponsor: AG1

00:08:30 “Reprogramming” the Gut Microbiome; Antibiotics, Western Diet

00:12:58 Cleanses & Fasting

00:13:55 Processed Foods & Microbiome, Artificial Sweeteners, Emulsifiers

00:17:35 Sponsor: Joovv

00:18:55 Inflammatory Western Diseases, Microbiome & Immune System

00:21:51 Fiber, Fermented Foods & Microbiome, Tool: Fermented Food Consumption

00:28:20 Sponsor: Function

00:30:00 Fiber, Depleted Microbiome, Industrialization, Sanitation

00:31:33 Antibiotics, Over-Sanitation, Disease, Hand Washing

00:33:26 Probiotics, Tool: Product Validation,

00:35:15 Prebiotics, Tool: Plant Consumption

00:37:48 Good Gut Book, Justin’s Research

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Twyla Tharp is a world-renowned dancer, choreographer and expert on the creative process. She explains how to achieve creative success by keeping a highly disciplined routine that ultimately allows you to bring your creative visions to life. She explains how to establish a central message for each project, how to think about your audience, navigate criticism and continually elevate your standards with daily actions. We discuss how one's view of hard work, competition and even your name can shape what you think you're capable of and ultimately achieve. This episode offers direct, practical advice from a world-class creator on how to access your inner vision, build a strong body and mind, and do your best work.

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Timestamps

(00:00:00) Twyla Tharp

(00:03:28) Focus & Creative Work, Tool: "Spine" of Creative Work

(00:06:22) Creator & Audience Dynamic; Intention, Finances

(00:11:57) Early vs Late Works, Learning & Selectivity throughout Career

(00:15:59) Sponsors: Our Place & Eight Sleep

(00:19:09) "Cubby-Holing", Career Change & Reputation

(00:21:48) Creator Community & Selectivity; Success & Useful Failure

(00:27:42) Work Process, Schedule; Selecting Dancers, Supporting the Arts, Expectations

(00:32:36) Successful Performance; Beauty, Arts Compensation

(00:36:22) Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ballet & Invention; Philip Glass, Minimalism

(00:43:18) Knowledge vs Instinct, Taste; Avant Garde; Classical Training

(00:47:05) Kirov Ballet, Kids, Uniformity; Body Types

(00:52:13) Sponsor: AG1

(00:53:36) Movement, Body Frequency, Power

(01:00:18) Creative Process, Spine; Idea, Habit

(01:04:15) Rituals, Gym, Discipline; Farming, Quaker & Community; Communication

(01:12:16) Communication, Signaling & Distance; Feeling Emotion

(01:18:11) Boxing, Strength Training

(01:21:41) Sponsors: LMNT

(01:23:01) Ballet Barre Work, Fundamentals

(01:29:09) Body's Knowledge, Honoring the Body, Kids & Movement

(01:35:42) High Standards & Childhood; Wordlessness & Movement, Twins

(01:41:31) Translator, Objectivity; Critics, Creator Honesty

(01:46:50) Sponsor: Mateina

(01:47:50) Evolution & Learning; Amadeus Film & Research

(01:53:53) Medicine, Keto Diet; Ballet Training & Performance, Desire

(02:00:50) Young Dancers & Competition, Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Reward, Hard Work

(02:08:47) Tool: "The Box"; Ritual, Practice vs Habit; Honorary Degrees

(02:13:37) Tool: Idea "Scratching"; Movement & Longevity, Apprentice

(02:19:46) Aging & Less Movement, Fearlessness; Taking Up Space, Names

(02:25:42) Acknowledgements

(02:27:18) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explain how to create lasting habits and break unwanted ones.

I explain two habit-building systems: one aligned with daily rhythms and another based on a 21-day cycle of forming and reinforcing habits. I also discuss why habit formation differs between individuals and how certain "linchpin" habits can make other behaviors easier to adopt. Finally, I share practical tools—including visualization, task bracketing, and methods for rewiring bad habits—to support lasting behavioral change.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Habits

(00:43) What are Habits?, Neuroplasticity

(01:15) Goal-Based vs Identity-Based Habits

(02:33) How Long Does It Take to Form a Habit?; Limbic Friction

(05:31) Sponsor: Eight Sleep

(06:59) Tool: Linchpin Habits

(08:51) Habit Strength, Context Dependence & Limbic Friction

(10:41) How We Form Habits, Tool: Review Procedural Steps

(12:49) Tool: Task Bracketing

(16:30) Sponsor: LMNT

(18:02) Should You Schedule Habits?; Phase-Based Habit Plan

(20:00) Phase 1 (Morning) & Challenging Habits

(21:23) Phase 2 (Afternoon), Relaxation; Mellow Habits

(24:46) Phase 3 (Evening), Enhancing Sleep & Habit Consolidation

(28:00) Habit Flexibility & Daily Timing

(30:33) Sponsor: AGZ by AG1

(32:02) Tool: 21-Day Habit Program; Habit Missteps

(37:16) Tool: How to Break Habits & Replacement Behaviors

(39:59) Recap

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